A MAN has been arrested by counter-terror police on suspicion of spying at an airport.
The suspect, who is in his 40s, was detained by the Metropolitan Police at Gatwick Airport on Monday evening.
The man is accused of spying in Britain for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and was due to get an outbound flight when he was arrested, according to The Sun.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “We can confirm that officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command arrested a man in his 40s at Gatwick Airport on Monday 13 June on suspicion of offences under Section One of the Official Secrets Act 1911.
“He has been taken to a London police station, where he currently remains in police custody.
“Inquiries continue.”
Section one of the act relates to information contained within notes, plans or sketches which may be useful to an enemy.
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